To promote the development of theory, methods, and practice concerning women in society and the gendered nature of social institutions; to encourage the critical evaluation of current sociological paradigms from the perspective of all subordinate groups, including women; to promote perspectives and foster consciousness concerning women's rights throughout the world; to improve research, organize meetings, and promote other means of communication, cooperation and collaboration among researchers at the national, regional, and international levels; to forge links with the research committees on women in other international social science associations.

Statutes

Co-Presidents
Margaret Abraham, Hofstra University, USA, margaret.abraham@hofstra.edu
Esther Ngan-ling Chow, American University, USA, echow@american.edu
President-elect
Evangelia Tastsoglou (Chair for the 2010-2014 term), Saint Mary's University, Canada, evie.tastsoglou@smu.ca
Past President
Kalpana Kannabiran, ASMITA Resource Center for Women, India, kalpana.kannabiran@gmail.com

Secretary-Treasurer
Cynthia Bogard, Hofstra University, USA, cynthia.j.bogard@hofstra.edu
Newsletter Editor
Bandana Purkayastha, University of Connecticut, USA, bandanapurkayastha@yahoo.com

Regional Representatives

Africa

• Akosua Adomako Ampofo, Institute of African Studies and Head, Ghana, adomako@ug.edu.gh
  
• Oluyemi Fayomi, Convenant University, Nigeria, olu_fayomi@yahoo.com
  
• Lotsmart Fonjong, Buea University, Cameroon, lotsmart@yahoo.com
  

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Rim

• Cynthia Joseph, Monash University, Australia, cynthia.joseph@education.monash.edu.au
  
• Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, University of Western Sydney, Australia, alphia.possami@uws.edu.au
  

East, South and South East Asia

• Abha Chauhan, University of Jammu, India, acju@rediffmail.com
  
• Minako Konno, Kobe University, Japan, konno@kobe-u.ac.jp
  Lin Tan, All-China Women's Federation, China, tanlin@nankai.edu.cn
  
• Elizabeth Mathew, Kerala University, India, ebmathew.eb@gmail.com

Europe

• Liisa Husu, University Helsinki, Finland, liisa.husu@helsinki.fi
  
• Laura Maratou-Alipranti, National Center of Social Research,Greece, lalipranti@ekke.gr
  
• Analia Cardoso Torres, ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal, analia.torres@iscte.pt
  

Latin America and the Caribbean (South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean)

• Eva Blay, Universidad de Sao Paulo, Brazil, eblay@uol.com.br
  
• Rhoda Reddock, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, rreddock@cgds.uwi.tt
  

Middle East (West Asia)

• Suaad Zayed Al-Oraimi, UAE University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, s.aloraimi@uaeu.ac.ae
  
• Nazanin Shahrokni, University of Berkeley, USA, nazanin@berkeley.edu
  

North America (Canada and the United States)

• Josephine Beoku-Betts, Florida Atlantic University, USA, beokubet@fau.edu
  
• Linda Pietrantonio, Université d'Ottawa, Canada, lindap@uottawa.ca
  
• Marilyn Porter , Memorial University, Canada, mporter@mun.ca
  
• Solange Simoes, Eastern Michigan University, USA, ssimoes@emich.edu

Past Boards

RC32 Essay competition for new scholars from the economic South on Women's Social Movements: Struggles for Change Throughout the World
Sumbissions: September 15, 2009. Extended deadline: November 15, 2009

Please send your comments and any news item for the next newsletter to Newsletter Editor, Bandana Purkayastha, bandana.purkayastha@uconn.edu, and copies marked to Co-Presidents, Margaret Abraham, USA, margaret.abraham@hofstra.edu, Esther Ngan-ling Chow, USA, echow@american.edu.
RC32 Newsletter:

• December 2008 [Acrobat pdf file, 597 KB]
• March 2008 [Acrobat pdf file, 162 KB]
  

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